Francis II of France

Francis II of France (19 January 1544-5 December 1560) was King of France from 10 July 1559 to 5 December 1560, succeeding Henry II of France and preceding Charles IX of France.

Biography
Francis was the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici, and he ascended the throne at the age of fifteen after the accidental death of his father in a jousting accident. In 1558, he married Mary, Queen of Scots, but France was unable to help the Catholics of Scotland against the Reformation in the country, leading to the breakdown of the Franco-Scottish alliance. In addition, Francis was controlled by his wife's uncles from the House of Guise, staunch supporters of Catholicism. Francis died of meningitis in 1560 at the young age of 16.